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This is something that Flex excels at. Perhaps the only thing that I really miss.

For instance, in flex, to do a 3 column layout, I could do something like:

  <HBox>
     <VBox width="33%">
       [Content]
     </VBox>
     <VBox width="33%">
       [Content]
     </VBox>
     <VBox width="33%">
       [Content]
     </VBox>
  </HBox>

It depends upon the company. If it's a young company that's growing then they might like to give you the salary but can't afford it. By giving you part of the salary as a bonus, it allows them backload the cost.

Don't use that pay information openly during negotiation, at some companies that sort of thing is grounds for dismissal. ( I'm assuming that you're in the US, other cultures might treat it differently. )

More to the point though, it sounds like you don't enjoy the internship that much anyway. I'd suggest you look for a different internship on the side. You can always stay where you are if nothing else works out.

This would make a great plot element in a movie about money laundering.

I've looked at splitwise. ( http://splitwise.com )

The alternative is to send a single use link that points to a form to set your password.

I couldn't agree more.

It more important to be aware of it than to live by it. We're all adults here. ( Well, most of us anyway. ) So, as long as we understand the tradeoffs, then we can decide for ourselves when the complexity is too great.

Cyclomatic complexity has been used for decades as a measure of software quality. ( Less is better. ) Any discussion of "reducing code nesting", should include a mention of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclomatic_complexity

Who cares if it's in a "standard library", as long as it's available in a library?

San Francisco, CA

Presence TeleCare ( http://www.presencetelecare.com )

We are looking for a full stack developer to join our team. Relevant technologies are Python >> Django and Javascript >> JQuery.

We're fundamentally changing the way special education services are delivered. Our service combines an innovative web platform with a skilled distributed workforce to help challenged learners excel.

Email me directly.

Science is the study of the fundamentals. Algorithms is clearly a science as is compiler design and even electronics ( someone has to create new types of components, transistors, memristors, etc... )

Building things with those fundamentals is not science, it's engineering.

From my blacksmithing days: "When in doubt, get a bigger hammer."

Checkout the arduino. It's currently the most popular prototyping platform out there. It's pretty cheap and easy to use. http://arduino.cc/

Who's claiming that it's "open-source". They're only claiming that it's an open standard. That just means that they'll tell you how it works. Not provide code or anything else. Nor does it imply that it's royalty free.

Presence TeleCare is hiring. (http://www.presencetelecare.com)

We're looking for a good Flex engineer. We're an early startup and it would be our second technical hire.

The startup culture around here is typically that of flexibility. We work long hours, we don't keep track of vacation time and I don't care if you sit at your desk.

Currently, my favorite spot is the office couch. Maybe next week it'll be the conference room table.

I encourage people at startups to integrate work with their life. It's not just a job.

That being said, my preferred rig is a macbook with wireless. It comes to the table for demos on the projector, it can sit at my desk or come to the couch.

I'm in the bay area, and also batting around some ideas. We should chat.